Shani Davis

These athletes with ties to the Chicago area have competed and been selected to represent the United States during the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. After the Olympics begin Feb. 8, this guide will be updated to include results for each athlete.

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These athletes with ties to the Chicago area have competed and been selected to represent the United States during the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. After the Olympics begin Feb. 8, this guide will be updated to include results for each...

In fitting fashion, America's 100th Winter Olympics gold medal will be draped around the neck of one of its most decorated athletes. Snowboarding great Shaun White earned the milestone medal for the U.S. on Wednesday by throwing down a spectacular final...

Speedskating is a mainstream sport in the Netherlands, which explained the blocks of orange in the stands near the starting line for the men’s 1,500-meter competition Tuesday night at the Gangneung Oval.
The fans in orange reserved one of their most...

Shani Davis labored across the line, gulping for air, a shell of what he once was in a clapskate. The years can be cruel that way. "It's hard to stay on the top forever," said Belgium's Bart Swings, who went in the same pair with Davis and beat him to the...

Highlights from media coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics: INTRO: The Sterling K. Brown-narrated film that opened NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony was lovely, and an inspired explanation of why you should spend the next two weeks watching people...

The Winter Olympics are under way in Pyeongchang, South Korea. We have seen plenty of good and just enough bad. Let's review.
Winners: Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski
Yes, they can be annoying. Yes, they're fame hounds. And, yes, Weir’s style channels...

They can't blame the suits. Or their training methods. No more excuses. It's time for America's most decorated Winter Olympics program to step up in South Korea. "I don't think there's a more motivated bunch of athletes here," Brittany Bowe said. "We...

It was a feel-good story for a few hours: Luge veteran Erin Hamlin gets the chance to enter her last Olympics carrying the U.S. flag into the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Games, winning that distinction after a vote by some of her fellow athletes....

Speedskater Shani Davis was noticeably absent from the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics after losing a coin flip to carry the U.S. flag and lead American athletes into the stadium. A U.S. Speedskating spokesman said Saturday that Davis...

Admit it, it’s been a bad few weeks for Tom Brady. First some radio guy in Boston calls his small daughter a bad name. Then the Eagles beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl. And now this: The Boston Herald was forced to retract a story about Brady that...

School was canceled in the city of Philadelphia Thursday, many city offices were closed and fans camped out in cars and tents so they could get good spots along the 4.8-mile victory parade route to celebrate the Eagles winning their first Super Bowl...

Shani Davis would've been a fitting choice to carry the American flag into the Olympic opening ceremony, a superb athlete who helped break racial barriers at the Winter Games. Someone sure dropped the coin on this one. The U.S. Olympic Committee, an...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Shani Davis would've been a fitting choice to carry the American flag into the Olympic opening ceremony, a superb athlete who helped break racial barriers at the Winter Games. Someone sure dropped the coin on this one. The U.S....

Everything you ever wanted to know about the 2018 Winter Olympics.
When do the Games begin?
Competition gets underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Thursday, but the official start is Friday with the opening ceremony. In the United States, the...

As a kid,
Shani Davis
always wanted to be the fastest skater on the ice. He didn't care about ribbons or trophies or medals.
He's picked up quite a few of those during his stellar speedskating career, although the ensuing acclaim and hoopla...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — U.S. champions again after all the terrifying health challenges of recent years, the husband-wife Knierims celebrated with those kid-sized, single servings of chocolate milk. Tiny pop-in straw and everything.Alexa Scimeca-Knierim...

Shani Davis had good reason for a rare crying jag Saturday because they were tears of joy.
“When have you ever seen me cry after a race?” he said to Dutch national broadcaster NOS.
That was the two-time Olympic champion’s reaction to winning his first...

SOCHI, Russia -- The failure of U.S. skaters to win a medal in long-track speedskating in Russia came on the heels of one of the country's most successful World Cup seasons in years, with 28 medals.
How did it all go so wrong? The U.S. Olympic...

SOCHI, Russia — It makes sense that a little-known snowboarder from Utah set the tone for the U.S. team at the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
"I don't know what to call it," Sage Kotsenburg said. "I have no idea what's actually going on."
His...

SOCHI, Russia — Twelve hours wasn't nearly long enough to ease their pain.
The morning after losing in overtime to rival Canada, the U.S. women's hockey players talked about the anguish of walking away from the Sochi Olympics with silver medals around...